Question

find the slope:

x+5y=10

Answer 1

the slope is 5;
y=mx+b
m is the slope
5 is the m in this equation, so therefore, the slope is 5

Answer 2

Thank you, but how does the x play into it,that is where I was confused at?

Answer 3

oh, wait, now I'm confused lol, well I would isolate the y to get the right equation:
y=10/5-x or y=2-x
so, I think I'm doing this wrong, I am not positive, all I know is that y=mx+b; m is slope and b is y-intercept, also the slope formula is y2-y1/x2-x1
I'm really sorry, hopefully someone else will post and help us both not be so confused!!

Answer 4

Thanks for this...I am so confused on it?!?

Answer 5

Ashley was wrong in both replies.

Change x+5y=10 to the the form y = mx + b
5y = -x + 10 , now divide each term by 5
y = (-1/5)x + 2

so the slope is -1/2

Answer 6

typo:
last line should obviously have said:

so the slope is -1/5